The not so shocking NSA revelations
I don’t work for the government. I am a UK citizen. I work in IT security. Edward Snowden stole 1.2 million documents and has started leaking them in small batches. News agency Spiegel has found some interesting stuff in there : http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/catalog-reveals-nsa-has-back-doors-for-numerous-devices-a-940994.html It appears that the NSA in 2007 (7 years ago) had a…
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Things that each of us should do
This is for all of us … yes … I know you’re a leet hacker ‘n all, but c’mon, we all have to do this stuff. So let’s start… right now Password re-use. Yep, don’t be that idiot ! Make each password different. Change your passwords every 90 days. That’s 4 times a year ……
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Infosec in 2013
So it looks like we survived 2013! No comets came crashing into Earth, the zombies stayed and the sun didn’t explode. It’s always at this point in the year we see those blogs – “Retrospective on 2013” Well to save you the bother of reading them, here’s a little tip. Everything in 2012 happened again but…
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#FF 03 January 2014
It’s a bit later than usual but with a death in the family, I couldn’t commit as usual. Thank you everyone for your support. I would normally do my #FF list as a deck of cards but as there are a whole host of people to thanks, this is just a big list ! (Note :…
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#FF 08 November 2013
It’s that time of the month where I give you my #FFs as a deck of cards. I got the inspiration for this from Mafia Cards. One of these days when I get round to this I’ll actually do the cards too but until then … enjoy my list ! Thanks to everyone who has Fav, RT,…
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#FF 04 October 2013
It’s that time of the month where I give you my #FFs as a deck of cards : It’s been a great month since the last #FF list and I want to thank everyone who has favourited, re-tweeted and engaged in conversation with me. Thank you everyone. Aces = These are people who have been outstanding and…
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Is Tesco censoring or were they hacked ?
This morning Twitter started to pick up on a particular product posted on the Tesco.com website : http://www.tesco.com/direct/inflatable-gy-best-friend/239-6708.prd Yes, apparently you could buy your very own “Buy Inflatable g*y Best Friend from our Gadgets & Electronic Toys”. It then went on to give some interesting descriptions of the product. I assumed it was a hack myself…
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#FF 06 September 2013
Bit later than usual due to holidays … Sorry ! It’s that time of the month where I give you my #FFs as a deck of cards : Aces = These are people who have been outstanding and need special recognition. #FF Aces : @hackerfantastic @3poundbrain @ColetteWeston @Lothie – thanks for your support and fun this month! Hearts = Big Love…
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Are you unconsciously insecure ?
Maslow is a well-known psychologist and came out with many theories and observations that are still relevant and used today. One of his more famous ones was around learning. Unconscious incompetence – you don’t know what you don’t know Conscious incompetence – you know what you don’t know Conscious competence – you know what you know…
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#FF 26 July 2013
It’s that time of the month where I give you my #FFs as a deck of cards : Aces = These are people who have been outstanding and need special recognition. I’m giving a special mention for Barnaby Jack. He was a personal inspiration growing up – it was the Jackpot ATM I best remember him for.…
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